Fichtner

What Fichtner does

Fichtner is a German independent engineering and consulting company headquartered in Stuttgart, founded in 1922. The firm employs approximately 2,300 people across more than 100 branches and project offices, with project experience in 170 countries. It operates as a private limited partnership (Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG) controlled by the Fichtner family, with no external institutional or private equity ownership. Leadership includes CEO Dr. Andreas Weidler, CFO Matthias Heinz, CTO Theophil Laukemann, and Managing Director Tilman Herzig, with Eric Fichtner serving on the Board of Directors.

Fichtner is organised into four business sectors: Energy, Renewable Energies & Environment, Water & Infrastructure, and Consulting & IT. The firm covers the full project lifecycle from feasibility studies, due diligence, and transaction advisory through owner's engineering, detailed design, construction supervision, and commissioning. Specialised technical offerings include the Fichtner BESS Optimizer for battery energy storage, Smart Energies Solutions (SCADA/EMS), Geo-Lösungen (GIS for infrastructure), and the GEOSTOR project technology for submarine CO2 storage feasibility. The firm holds ISO 9001 quality and ISO 27001 information security certifications and is accredited for wind energy services under DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018.

Fichtner generates revenue through project-based professional services fees, including consulting engagements, owner's engineering, and technical advisory on large infrastructure projects. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales organised by regional business development directors covering Germany & Western Europe, CEE/CIS/Turkey, Africa, Middle East & Americas, and Asia & Oceania, supported by active participation in industry events such as E-world, WindEnergy Hamburg, and Intersolar Europe. Named clients include TenneT TSO (framework contracts for grid expansion), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), CDPQ (Greater Changhua offshore wind in Taiwan), Chenya Energy/Marubeni, the Chilean Ministry of Energy, and Quarry Battery Company. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Name

Fichtner

Legal name

Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://fichtner.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Fichtner is an independent German engineering and consulting firm serving energy, infrastructure, and industrial clients worldwide. Founded in 1922 and headquartered in Stuttgart, the 2,300-person firm delivers feasibility, owner's engineering, and project management services across energy, renewables, water, and consulting/IT.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Wind Power Plant EPC (Onshore/Offshore) (EUAEAAAF)

Keywords

• Energy consulting services
• Engineering project management
• Renewable energy advisory
• Infrastructure consulting
• Owner's engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: Fichtner provides independent engineering and consulting services for complex infrastructure and energy projects. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting fees, feasibility studies, due diligence services, owner's engineering, project management, and technical advisory services across all business sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fichtner is an independent engineering and consulting firm providing professional services across the full project lifecycle for energy and infrastructure clients. The company delivers feasibility studies, owner's engineering, project management, construction supervision, technical due diligence, and transaction advisory across four sectors: Energy, Renewable Energies & Environment, Water & Infrastructure, and Consulting & IT. Specialized solutions include the Fichtner BESS Optimizer, Smart Energies SCADA/EMS systems, Geo-Solutions GIS, and GEOSTOR submarine CO2 storage technology.

Product overview

Fichtner is an independent engineering and consulting firm, not a software product company. They provide professional consulting services across four main business sectors: Energy (including conventional power plants, renewable energies, energy storage, hydrogen, power transmission/distribution, electromobility, and energy management), Renewable Energies & Environment (hydropower, wind energy, PV & hybrid systems, solar thermal, biomass/biogas, geothermal, environmental studies, waste management, and permit applications), Water & Infrastructure (water resources management, water supply/sanitation, seawater desalination, architecture/building construction, civil engineering, transportation, mining, and geotechnics), and Consulting & IT (project/program/portfolio management, strategy & organization, transaction advisory, economic consultancy, asset management, arbitration, IT consulting, smart energies, industry-specific IT solutions, geosolutions, and data centers). Notable specialized offerings include the Fichtner BESS Optimizer (battery energy storage system optimization), Fichtner CONNECTED corporate blog with annual reports, and services in decarbonization, municipal heat planning, EU taxonomy compliance, and hydrogen value chain consultancy. The company does not offer packaged software products but rather delivers consulting engagements and engineering services to clients globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fichtner Américas: Dedicated regional web presence and business operations covering Latin America, with dedicated Spanish and English website.
• Fichtner BESS Optimizer
• Fichtner CONNECTED
• Fichtner Consulting Engineers
• Fichtner Wasserstoff

Products and services

• Energy Consulting Services
• Renewable Energies & Environment Consulting
• Water & Infrastructure Consulting
• Consulting & IT Services
• Fichtner BESS Optimizer
• Smart Energies Solutions
• Geo-Lösungen (Geo-Solutions)
• Hydrogen Value Chain Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• World's largest floating offshore PV plant (181 MWp at Changhua, Taiwan) completed with Fichtner technical advisory
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• ArupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2022Fichtner and Arup formed a joint venture to provide project services for the NeuConnect submarine interconnector, which will directly connect the power grids of Great Britain and Germany for the first time. This strategic partnership leverages complementary engineering expertise for one of the most significant European energy infrastructure projects.
• TenneT TSO GmbHflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFichtner holds framework contracts ProVAN and ProVAN2 with TenneT covering 14+ onshore grid expansion projects. Services include permitting, project preparation, execution, and construction supervision of transmission lines across TenneT's network area in Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, Hesse, and Bavaria.
• Lange GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering and planning firm Lange based in Moers became a fully owned subsidiary of Fichtner Group in January 2023. The acquisition strengthens Fichtner's capabilities as an independent engineering and consulting company.
• Proton VenturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFichtner and Proton Ventures are developing feasibility studies for environmentally friendly hydrogen/ammonia production facilities at various global locations including Southern Europe, South America, and Africa for a multinational energy corporation.
• Cluster Dekarbonisierung der Industrie (CDI)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFichtner joined the CDI decarbonization cluster as a partner, acting as ideas generator and multiplier for industrial transformation toward climate neutrality. This supports German industry efforts to achieve net-zero by 2045.
• Erneuerbare Energien Hamburg Cluster (EEHH)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFichtner participates in the Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster, maintaining a joint exhibition stand at WindEnergy Hamburg to showcase wind energy expertise and network with industry stakeholders.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Arup: Arup is a global engineering and consulting firm; Fichtner is already Arup's joint venture partner on NeuConnect. The two firms compete in energy and infrastructure advisory globally and share an independent, multi-disciplinary engineering heritage.
• Ramboll: Ramboll is a Danish-headquartered engineering, design and consulting firm with strong practices in energy, environment, water and infrastructure. It overlaps directly with Fichtner in renewables advisory, grid and water infrastructure, and environmental consulting across Europe and select emerging markets.
• Black & Veatch: Black & Veatch is a US employee-owned engineering, procurement and construction firm with a strong owner's advisory and grid/water practice that overlaps with Fichtner's energy and water infrastructure services.
• Sweco: Sweco is a Nordic engineering, design and consulting firm with growing energy and water infrastructure practices across Northern Europe, providing comparable owner's engineering, environmental and infrastructure advisory services to Fichtner.
• Arcadis: Arcadis is a Dutch design, engineering and consulting firm with global operations in water, environment, energy and infrastructure that overlap with Fichtner's water, environmental and energy transition advisory offerings.
• AFRY: AFRY (formerly ÅF + Pöyry) is a Sweden-based engineering and design consultancy with a large energy, hydropower and renewables practice that competes head-to-head with Fichtner on European and emerging-market energy mandates, including owner's engineering and feasibility studies.
• ICF International: ICF is a US-based consulting and digital services firm with a sizable energy and environment practice (climate, power markets, renewables advisory) that competes with Fichtner for utility, government and investor advisory mandates.
• Tractebel (Engie): Tractebel is the engineering consulting arm of Engie, formed in part from the legacy German firm Lahmeyer. It is the closest direct competitor to Fichtner in European energy infrastructure advisory, owner's engineering, and renewables consulting, serving similar TSO/utility/institutional investor clients.
• Worley: Worley is a global energy, chemicals and resources engineering consultancy that competes with Fichtner on owner's engineering, due diligence and PMC work for energy and renewables projects worldwide.
• John Wood Group: Wood is a UK-headquartered engineering and consulting firm serving energy and built environment markets, with renewables and grid consulting offerings directly comparable to Fichtner's energy practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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